June 2009 Archives

Conservation & Environment Expeditions New Research Vessels and Equipment

Finding Coral in Canada, World Ocean Day

Hello, I’m Michael, I’ll be the Deep Sea News “field correspondent” for the Finding Coral Expedition with Living Ocean Society. We launch on World’s Ocean…

Conservation & Environment Industry & Government Pictures and Movies Scientist!

TGIF: World’s Deepest Pool

Peter Etnoyer June 5, 2009 Barack Obama Belgium Brussels Brussels-Capital Region deepest pool Europe John Beernaerts scuba scuba diving

Why does Europe get all the cool stuff, while here in America we can only brag about the world’s largest McDonald’s? Oh, and the world’s…

Expeditions Scientist! Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls Vessels and Equipment

Meet the new DSN field correspondent

Peter Etnoyer June 4, 2009 Canada deep-sea coral Harte Research Institute Michael Reuscher World Ocean Day

I’d like to introduce my friend and colleague Michael Reuscher, he’s a first year PhD student in the Biodiversity and Conservation Laboratory of Dr. Tom…

Fish Gadgets & Gear Organisms Scientist! Vessels and Equipment

Reflections on the Johnson Sea-link: Dr. Cordes

Peter Etnoyer June 3, 2009 Erik Cordes Lophelia mola-mola Ocean Sunfish Sea-Link Temple University

Dr. Erik Cordes is an Assistant Professor at Temple University specializing in the ecology of cold-seep and deep coral communities. He was Chief Scientist on…

Nautical Terms and Phrases Social Sciences

Nautical Term/Phrase Wednesday: Under the Weather

Dr. M June 2, 2009 bow crew nautical ocean spray Sailing sea stormy stormy seas under the weather

From here… If a crewman is standing watch on the weather side of the bow, he will be subject to the constant beating of the…

Reviews Vessels and Equipment

Pilot and Captain Your Own Ship

Dr. M June 2, 2009 Captain Google google earth Google Inc.Google Ocean helmsman pilot ship simulation

Through the nifty little Google Earth plugin you can now be the helmsman of your ships. This ship simulation program is a trip and I…

Carnivals & Link Love

Carnival of Evolution #12

Kevin Zelnio June 1, 2009 Blog Carnivals Carnival of Evolution

It is DSN’s pleasure to bring to you the 12th edition of the Carnival of Evolution. There are several good treasures locked up inside this…

Carnivals & Link Love Organisms

Circus of the Spineless #39 Up!

Kevin Zelnio June 1, 2009 Bug Girl Circus of the Spineless

Bug Girl’s Blog is the host of this months Circus of the Spineless! Marine inverts represent with bivalves, crayfish and jellies. Also plenty of insects…

Expeditions Gadgets & Gear Scientist! Vessels and Equipment

Reflections on the Johnson Sea-link: Dr. Kellogg

Peter Etnoyer June 1, 2009 Christina Kellogg Gulf of Mexico HBOI Johnson Sea Link microbiologist Scientist!

We’re collecting stories from researchers who worked with the Johnson Sea-link submersibles to help raise awareness about their plight, and to illustrate their unique utility…